Monday, April 27, 2015

Inner thoughts and desires

       In the book I have found that there are many cases in which the characters take very abrupt actions, no matter what they're thinking in the inside. Whether is a good decision, a bad decision or something that is going to change the way they live or the way the progress throughout their lives. A very big event that changes a lot of how the characters, such as Sethe, Denver and Paul D, have to live is the arrival of Paul D. Since, right off the start Denver does not want Paul D to keep living with Sethe and herself. This puts Denver in a corner since her monther wants Paul D to stay, however there is a conflict between Paul D and Sethe and that also leads to Sethe thinking in many different ways. The arrival of Paul D gives Sethe many desires that have not been felt in many years, but it also begins a whole new argument within Sethe of does she want Paul D to live or not. Sethe really thinks about how she would become a brand new persons if she had sort-off a husband in the house, however probably deep inside she was thinking about how will Paul D joining Sethe and Denver's freedom affect the way Sethe will grow and wheter it would be a good thing or a bad thing. Judging by what has been going on with the trio, Sethe believes that she has made the right decision by allowing Paul D to stay with them. 
       However an even more important arrival to Sethe's home has to be the arrival of Beloved, who doesn't only come out of nowhere but goes straight towards Sehte's house and decides to stay. This mysterious character seems to be really attached to Sethe by reasons that nobody knows except for Beloved herself. This could mean that Beloved sees Sethe as almost a mother like figure that she wants to be with, and she also seems to treat Denver very well almost as though they were sisters. Maybe, Beloved's true desire is to join somebody's family and try to fit in to be safe from what she was escaping or she believes that she belonged to that family for a while. However her thoughts change about Paul D, maybe because he pushes her buttons at dinner. But, towards the begging there was this mood of envy or jealousy from Paul D towards this mysterious person, so much that he wanted to get rid of her. While Paul D believes that she is dangerous to Sethe and Denver because Beloved is a strange, maybe his true intention is to get rid of her because he fears as though the attention he was receiving from Sethe and Denver is being taken away. 

1 comment:

  1. I like how you think that Beloved going straight to Sethe is due to the fact that she look like she would be safe and how Sethe seem like a good mother figure. I also like how you mention Paul D's perceptive on Beloved. Overall I think this is a good blog. Keep it up!!

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